Hillstream loach

hillstream loaches

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Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Osteichthyes
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Balitoridae

Genera

Subfamily Balitorinae
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Annamia
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Balitora
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Bhavania
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Crossostoma
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Cryptotora
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Gastromyzon
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Glaniopsis
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Hemimyzon
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Homaloptera
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Hypergastromyzon
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Lepturichthys
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Liniparhomaloptera
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Neohomaloptera
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Paraprotomyzon
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Parhomaloptera
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Plesiomyzon
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Protomyzon
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Pseudogastromyzon
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Pseudohomaloptera
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Sectoria
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Sewellia
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Sinogastromyzon
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Travancoria
Subfamily Nemacheilinae
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Aborichthys
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Acanthocobitis
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Barbatula
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Ellopostoma
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Indoreonectes
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Lefua
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Longischistura
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Mesonemacheilus
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Micronemacheilus
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Nemacheilus
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Neonoemacheilus
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Nun
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Oreonectes
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Orthrias
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Paracobitis
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Physoschistura
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Schistura
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Seminemacheilus
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Sphaerophysa
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Sundoreonectes
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Triplophysa
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Troglocobitis
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Tuberoschistura
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Turcinemacheilus
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Vaillantella
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Yunnanilus
unclassified
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Beaufortia
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Oreias
&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp Vanmanenia

The hillstream loaches are a family (Balitoridae) of small Eurasian fish that generally live in fast-flowing streams and have a large sucker mouth and modified ventral fins used for clinging to rocks. They have a number of similarities with the sibling family of loaches (Cobitidae), such as multiple barbels around the mouth. They should not be confused with Plecostomus, which looks similar but is a type of catfish.

The family includes over 500 species in at least 52 genera. Many of the species are popular for aquaria.

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